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PEDIG: Associations between age and baseline factors and surgical outcomes

April 1, 2020

Clinical trial

The Relationship of Age and Other Baseline Factors to Outcome of Initial Surgery for Intermittent Exotropia.

Repka MX, Chandler DL, Holmes JM, Donahue SP, Hoover DL, Mohney BG, Phillips PH, Stout AU, Ticho BH, Wallace DK.

Am J Ophthalmol. 2020 Apr;212:153-161.
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Main finding: Younger age at surgery (3-4 years of age) was associated with better surgical outcomes than older age (5-10 years of age)

 

  • Purpose: To determine associations between age and baseline factors and surgical outcomes of intermittent XT at 3 years.
  • Type: Secondary analysis of pooled data from RCT
  • Condition: Intermittent Exotropia

Participants: Children aged 3 to <11 years with intermittent exotropia (basic type)

 

  • n=197 patients

The cumulative probability of a suboptimal surgical outcome at 3 years was 28% in children aged 3 to <5 years old, vs 50% in children aged 5 to <11 years old at the time of surgery.

 

There was no significant associations found between suboptimal outcome and magnitude of deviation, control score, fixation preference, or near stereoacuity.

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